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Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, What should I be doing? Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?

Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, "What should I be doing?" Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?

Charles R. Swindoll
Wisdom, Differences, Making A Difference
Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.104, Thomas Nelson Inc

God's forgiveness extends to the worst offenders and to anyone who wishes to receive it-not because of who we are, but because of who He is.

Charles R. Swindoll
Forgiveness, Wish, Who We Are

I know of no realm of life that can provide more companionship in a lonely world or greater feelings of security and purpose in chaotic times than the close ties of a family.

Charles R. Swindoll
Family, Lonely, Ties
Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “The Strong Family”, Zondervan

Focus on your marriage. Because that's the nucleus of the home, whatever you do to restore its health and strength will naturally restore what's broken among the other relationships. If you have no children yet, this will make a comfortable nest for them to begin life well. If you have children, the changes you make in your marriage will affect the rest of the household more quickly and dramatically than you think.

Charles R. Swindoll
Family, Marriage, Children

"Do not lean on your own understanding." That means don't bring in the crutches and lean on them, those crutches that you have designed and made to handle such situations. Stay away from them. Don't lean on them; lean on God.

Charles R. Swindoll
Mean, Understanding, Crutches
Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.40, Thomas Nelson

For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail.

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Maturity, People, Coaching
Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.55, Thomas Nelson Inc

To be "in Christ" is to place one's trust in Him for salvation from sin. To be "in Christ" is to trust His goodness, not our own; to trust that His sacrificial death on the cross paid the complete debt of death we owe for our sin; to trust that His resurrection gives us eternal life instead of relying upon our own ability to please God. To be "in Christ" is to claim, by faith, the free gift of salvation. To be "in Christ" is to enjoy a completely restored relationship with our Father in heaven by virtue of His Son's righteous standing.

Charles R. Swindoll
Father, Son, Free Gifts

It's the most exciting thing to watch God work when I've asked him about something, to listen to him and watch him work. It's like this friendship, and it just grows and grows and grows and grows.

Charles R. Swindoll
Watches, Exciting, Working It

The happiest people I know are the ones who have learned how to hold everything loosely and have given the worrisome, stress-filled, fearful details of their lives into God's keeping.

Charles R. Swindoll
Stress, People, Details
Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again / Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.25, Thomas Nelson Inc

Jesus' plan called for action, and how He expressed it predicted its success. He didn't say "you 'might' be my witnesses," or "you 'could' be my witnesses," or even "you 'should' be my witnesses." He said "you 'WILL' be my witnesses.

Charles R. Swindoll
Jesus, Might, Action

If our perfect Lord is gracious enough to take our worst, and ugliest, our most boring, our least successful, and forgive them, burying them in the depths of the sea, then it's high time we give each other a break.

Charles R. Swindoll
Inspirational, Life, Successful
Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “Encourage Me”, p.72, Harper Collins

The longer I live the more I believe that the greatest enemy of a victorious Christian life is passivity.

Charles R. Swindoll
Christian, Believe, Enemy

If I had my life to live over, I'd have spent more hours in worship.

Charles R. Swindoll
Worship, Hours, Ifs

In the wilderness, God's covenant people struggled with a choice between feeding their bellies and nourishing their souls. God provided manna-a breadlike food that fell to the ground during the night-to sustain the wandering Israelites and to teach them how to value His Word more than physical fulfillment.

Charles R. Swindoll
Night, People, Choices

There can be no more reliable authority on earth than God's Word, the Bible. This timeless, trustworthy source of truth holds the key that unlocks life's mysteries. It alone provides us with the shelter we need in times of storm.

Charles R. Swindoll
Keys, Storm, Earth
Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Insights Bible Handbook”

God is a specialist when the anguish is deep. His ability to heal the soul is profound...but only to those who rely on His wounded Son will experience relief.

Charles R. Swindoll
Son, Profound, Soul
Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.166, Zondervan

Don't be afraid of outgiving God. It is impossible to do that.

Charles R. Swindoll
Making A Difference, Charity, Helping

You will find a common dichotomy in life. Those who don't have vision or determination, and refuse to dream the impossible, are always in the majority.

Charles R. Swindoll
Positive, Dream, Determination

Home is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out the single most influential force in our earthly existence. No price tag can adequately reflect its value.

Charles R. Swindoll
Attitude, Home, Price Tag
Charles R. Swindoll (1979). “Home, where life makes up its mind”

Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

Charles R. Swindoll
Power, Looks, Retreat
Charles R. Swindoll (1992). “Second Wind: Fresh Hope for the Road Ahead”, Zondervan

If we want the advantages of love, then we must be willing to take the risks of love. And that requires vulnerability. Of course, we can refuse this path and trod another one devoid of openness. But the toll on such a road is extremely high.

Charles R. Swindoll
Love, Risk, Tolls

When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

Charles R. Swindoll
Positive, Attitude, Optimistic
Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.143, Thomas Nelson Inc

It has come to the time where the most dangerous place to be in America is not the inner city, where gangs threaten innocent lives, or in angry prisons, where only the fit survive, but in the womb of a mother who is being told that if she doesn't really want the baby, an abortion is the solution.

Charles R. Swindoll
Mother, Baby, Cities

Two words will help you cope when you run low on hope: accept and trust.

Charles R. Swindoll
Trust, Running, Hope
Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.54, Thomas Nelson Inc

When you pray, pray so that you may know Him. When you seek to simplify, do it as a means of knowing Him more. When you surrender, or behave with humility or sacrifice, do it with the sole purpose in mind to know Him.

Charles R. Swindoll
Mean, Humility, Sacrifice

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